CPAN EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

CPAN EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

crutch training instruction after arthroscopic right knee surgery should include - leading
with the unaffected leg
when conducting a discharge phone call on a patient following a partial thyroidectomy, which
of the following complaints prompts for an immediate follow up - tetany
a 6 yo child and parents are experiencing anxiety prior to surgery. In this situation, the
nurse would most appropriately - allow the parents to remain with the patient up until
surgery
The PACU nurse is concerned with renal blood flow in a patient recovering from repair of an
abdominal aortic aneurysm. The expected urine output is - 0.5 ml/kg/hr
the dissociative state attributed to ketamine anesthesia can be modified by the
administration of - benzodiazepine
a patient complains of dyspnea and chest pain after the insertion of a central-line catheter.
the patient's breath sounds are diminished. after physician notification, the priority nursing
action is to - prepare for an insertion of a chest tube
a potential negative side effect of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) is -decreased
intrapulmonary shunting
a patient post op hip arthroplasty complains of numbness to toes. This patient has most
likely sustained an injury to the - peroneal nerve
surgery is scheduled for 0830. the patient reports drinking 6 oz of water at 0600 with
meds. following the ASA, minimum fasting guidelines for NPO, the nurse - continues with the
pre op check in process
the most common type of reaction to latex-containing product is - irritating nonallergic
reaction
a periop nurse is providing discharge instructions to a patient who asks questions about the
phenazopyridine prescription. the nurse explains that is - provides relief from urgency and
burning senstation
in a patient status post thyroidectomy, the nurse would anticipate post op signs of
thyrotoxic crisis to include - tachycardia
During the administration of bupivacine, some of the medication is accidentally administered
IV and patient develops ventricular arrhythmias. The nurse anticipates administration of -
amiodarone
A patient post appendectomy goes into SVT. BP = 125/75, HR = 168, R = 16. The nurse
anticipates giving - adenosine
Following the treatment of malignant hyperthermia, dysrhythmias persist despite the
correction of hyperkalemia and acidosis. The nurse questions an order for -Verapamil
(increases calcium)
The post op nurse may decide that pulse ox monitoring is contraindicated when the patient -
is severely hypothermic
When caring for a young child, an uncuffed endotracheal tube is preferred because - the
larynx is funnel shaped